We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Michigan Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
188,002 89.03% $75,573 H-1B
18,960 8.98% $281,671 PERM
2,790 1.32% $32,155 H-2A
1,423 0.67% $81,355 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Michigan has seen a total of 211,175 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Michigan is the H-1B visa with 188,002 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.03% of Michigan's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 18,960 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.98% of Michigan's total visas.

Top Occupations in Michigan (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Michigan Employees Over Time
Michigan has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 6,713 employees were hired. Michigan peaked in 2018 with 18,271 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,396 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Michigan From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jordan 31 $88,396 38.75%
Macedonia 29 $39,277 38.67%
South Africa 28 $85,315 37.84%
Syria 27 $102,531 40.91%
Lebanon 25 $86,389 40.32%
Turkey 25 $78,028 43.10%
Spain 24 $88,449 48.00%
Russia 23 $81,037 46.94%
Nigeria 22 $79,542 44.90%
Poland 22 $76,719 46.81%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Continental Automotive Systems Inc 544 $83,530 89.03%
Kyyba Inc 535 $72,689 90.07%
Quicken Loans Inc 528 $77,974 89.04%
Ciber Global Llc 504 $78,573 85.14%
Harman Becker Automotive Systems Inc 489 $95,388 86.09%
Infobiz Systems Llc 486 $72,765 87.10%
Miracle Software Systems Inc 471 $85,733 85.79%
Danlaw Inc 459 $72,773 85.96%
Altimetrik Corp 455 $80,692 89.22%
Dechen Consulting Group Inc 453 $79,482 91.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Mi Applewood 14 $49,690 100.00%
Hart Farm Llc 14 $30,479 100.00%
Interwater Farms Inc 14 $36,076 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc 14 $29,781 100.00%
Bills Farm Market 14 $26,672 100.00%
Van Dyk Farms 14 $31,032 100.00%
Wagenmaker Farms Inc 14 $31,212 100.00%
John A Alt Jr 14 $28,758 100.00%
Cf Llc 13 $33,026 100.00%
Dusseau Farms Llc 13 $32,338 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Avl Powertrain Engineering Inc 59 $87,619 47.58%
Veoneer Us Inc 59 $80,961 48.36%
Harman Connected Services Inc 57 $104,048 47.90%
Johnson Controls Inc 56 $93,212 48.28%
Cogent Integrated Business Solutions Inc 56 $75,087 48.70%
Zf Passive Safety Systems Us Inc 55 $98,583 47.83%
Adient Us Llc 54 $103,884 46.96%
Megan Soft Inc 53 $98,049 46.09%
Indepth Engineering Solutions Llc 53 $85,041 46.49%
Silicon Staff It Services Inc 52 $77,095 46.02%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 59,287 $70,812 90.49%
Engineering Services 18,444 $73,198 87.30%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 8,499 $54,176 71.42%
Computer Systems Design Services 8,025 $76,955 88.83%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 7,025 $74,089 87.63%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 6,014 $91,133 93.57%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 4,266 $91,717 88.40%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 4,214 $84,840 91.15%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 4,071 $72,476 94.26%
Other Computer Related Services 3,732 $69,653 87.92%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 686 $33,118 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 516 $32,199 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 178 $31,971 100.00%
Potato Farming 169 $33,016 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 162 $34,170 100.00%
Apple Orchards 150 $31,850 100.00%
Crop Production 144 $32,805 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 123 $32,030 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 93 $32,692 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 66 $31,637 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,484 $99,114 100.00%
Engineering Services 3,199 $189,799 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,178 $810,185 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,922 $59,993 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 1,048 $89,855 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 875 $334,277 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 866 $88,026 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 666 $623,031 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 558 $85,822 100.00%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 385 $90,357 100.00%

Michigan Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Michigan to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Michigan over all years is $75,573. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage